Looks like I've finally reached the end of my internship experience at a major news station. I have to say it was a very exciting and influential time for me, getting to be right in the atmosphere of where I would want to be one day. I truly got a snapshot of all that reporters go through each day, and a lot of times it isn't pretty. But when you're working with people who really like what they do and put together good stories despite bad weather or lack of time, it's remarkable. Especially with all the talk of how Journalism and News as we know it, both print and broadcast, is in danger. Many people at the station told me that I should get out of the business before I even get in because there have been so many lay-offs in news due to station cut backs and lower ratings since more people are getting all their news info from the Internet.

But NBC4 gave me a great look at all that I'll be getting myself into staying in this profession. I think I'm still up for the challenge, and I have gotten great advice from all the reporters, anchors and photographers about how to get started in the business and strategies to keep me in it. I have also gotten tremendous help on writing stories, picking out sound bites and putting news packages together faster. So that will definitley be something I can take back to Buckeye TV, and hopefully make me a more efficient reporter. I felt like I made a little family at the station, some of them gave me gifts and took me out to eat, and treated me like I wasn't just an intern. From the receptionist at the front desk all the way to the News Director, everyone was really welcoming and inviting, which is always what you want in a work environment, and I was surpised to experince it in what people often call a "cut-throat," "fake," and "vain" business.

Here's the sign I would see on Olentangy Road right before I made my turn into the station.

This is what the front of the building looks like, a huge brick structure.

Here's what it looks like inside the Newsroom from my view sitting at the News desk

This is the Audio Room where they adjust the sound levels for the news show tapings

Here's one of the Editing stations where I would spend hours in going through footage and writing my stories

This is where the anchors sit to tell you all the latest news during the show

Here's the fancy Teleprompter the anchors use to read all the lines from the show script

The Weather Center, where the meteorologists research and put together their weather forecasts

The "Football Friday Night" set where the sports reporters bring high schoolers in and go over game highlights

Here are the people who work at the Assignment Desk and take down all the story ideas

One of the photographers, Travis who helped me put a resume tape together.

Another photog, Seth, who help me edit and a cool reporter, Matt Alvarez

In the Sports Center- The sports show producer, Adam, and Weekend sports reporter, Omar Ruiz

The weekend 11:00 Show producer, Bailey (Ohio State '06) & weekend anchor Candice Lee